Context is everything for Newcastle United after this Stamford Bridge defeat
It ended Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 for Newcastle United today.
Defeat at Stamford Bridge not a new things for our travelling fans to witness.
It was a loss though that needs to be seen in context.
If Eddie Howe’s side had taken the plentiful should have scored chances they had against Everton and Brighton, then this loss would have been seen as one of those things.
A match where there was gifting possession and chances through sloppy play, mixed with quality at other times, from both sides.
A disappointing loss BUT not some kind of disaster that is portrayed by so many Newcastle United fans today.
The problem is that it is now bundled into a run of five Premier League matches that have seen three defeats and two draws.
When the reality for me is that none of these last four matches against Man City, Everton, Brighton and Chelsea have been poor performances. Just ones that have seen Newcastle guilty of poor finishing and individual mistakes at times, with so much of the play very decent a lot of the time.
There is also another angle when it comes to this Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 result and context.
Just look at the other results this weekend.
Tottenham lose to Palace who hadn’t won a single PL match before today.
Man U losing yet again, this time in added time to West Ham.
Brighton leading 2-0 at home but only drawing 2-2 against a Wolves side who haven’t won a single PL game this season.
Aston Villa leading at home but only drawing 1-1 as Bournemouth scored in added time.
Even Man City struggling to a 1-0 home win over bottom of the table Southampton who had chances.
I just don’t think it is fair to go too overboard after today’s defeat to Chelsea. It wasn’t terrible and there were a lot of positives to Newcastle’s play, I just think that as well as the negatives that there were to the NUFC today, they just look a team in need of our support and to get the breaks where they have a big win that can see the confidence and momentum flood back.
No better time for that than Wednesday, against… Chelsea.
Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 27 October 2pm
(Stats via BBC Sport)
Goals:
Newcastle United:
Isak 32
Chelsea:
Jackson 18, Palmer 47
Possession was Newcastle 49% Chelsea 51%
Total shots were Newcastle 11 Chelsea 17
Shots on target were Newcastle 3 Chelsea 7
Corners were Newcastle 4 Chelsea 7
Touches in the box Newcastle 26 Chelsea 32
Newcastle United team v Chelsea:
Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall (Kelly 89), Joelinton (Osula 89), Bruno, Tonali (Longstaff 68), Barnes (Willock 68), Isak, Almiron (Jacob Murphy 68)
UNUSED SUBS:
Ruddy, Krafth, Lewis Miley, Vlachodimos
(This perfectly sums up the divide between Chelsea and Newcastle United – Read HERE)
(Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 – Instant Newcastle United fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)
Newcastle United upcoming matches confirmed to end of January 2025:
Wednesday 30 October – Newcastle v Chelsea (7.45pm) Sky Sports+
Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports
Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Wednesday 4 December – Newcastle v Liverpool (7.30pm) Amazon
Saturday 7 December – Brentford v Newcastle (3pm)
Saturday 14 December – Newcastle v Leicester (3pm)
Saturday 21 December – Ipswich v Newcastle (3pm)
Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon
Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports
Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)
